sloopjohnc wrote:I can understand why people voted for Trump vs. Clinton. I follow one of my senators, Kamala Harris, on Twitter and I get the same feeling watching MASH re-runs on AMC, Sunday mornings. I can't watch MASH for very long anymore because it comes across as unbelievably sanctimoniously self-righteous in its liberal point-of-view. Same as Democrats these days, with a huge dash of condescension towards Republicans.
great post but it had me reaching for my keyboard. i guess I both agree and disagree. yes, I agree that liberals come off self righteous. Yes I agree that "MASH" was sanctimonious. BUT, the first thing that really lodged in my throat is how OKAY America was with the self righteousness of "MASH" compared to the cable news sanctimoniousness of today. Yeah, MASH laid it on WAY too thick for me by the time they went off the air. Still, the main thing about your post that grabbed me was that it left the air the most popular show of it's time. what were those sanctimonious positions? "war is bad", "women should be treated better", "people who send others to their deaths aren't looking at the big picture" etc.. America was cool with these positions no matter HOW smarmy Alan Alda came off on the Phil Donohue show.
America ain't really cool with that stuff any more. that's part one.
Part Two starts with that Alex Jones video of him freaking out about how Liberals need to be eliminated by whatever means necessary as biker looking guys stand around enjoying the smell of his napalm. I think somebody posted the thing, maybe even in this thread. I'll post this instead.
I think the self righteousness of liberals is only half the equation. I've been seeing the sticker above on cars since before W. was president. I still see them from time to time. Yeah, they aren't exactly Calvin peeing but I do think the "Gun Show" mentality is something that has been embraced by the Republicans from the top down because of the way President Trump conducted his campaign. maybe this self righteousness informs the increasing violence and hostility which informs the rhetoric of guys like Alex Jones (and for that matter President Trump - especially during the primary)
Yeah, telling people things like they shouldn't give their kids sodas comes off condescending. why? because it is condescending - it's not your kid. Still, the idea that somebody thinking they're smarter than you means it's okay to shoot at them is what a lot of people who appeal to a lot of Republicans are saying. this, I think, is a strategy. TRUMP has record low numbers. well, a good chunk of that number is armed & hates the fuck out of the media and (increasingly) the loyal opposition. Yeah, it's easy for me to see why my TRUMP supporting friends don't like Patty Lupone calling President Trump a dirty name. No, I don't think this is any justification for them wanting to kick the asses of anybody who shares it on Facebook. I think it is a deliberate strategy made to manufacture fear. it's working!
uggy poopy doody.